saunter
verb (used without object)
to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll.
had been sauntering
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past perfect progressiveof saunter.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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All this while he had been sauntering along at the idlest pace, with a score of pauses.
From The Blue Pavilions by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
We had been sauntering slowly down Regent Street during this conversation, and Dr. Mortimer, with his companion, had long vanished in front of us.
From The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
I had been sauntering over the clover downs of a certain noted New England seaport.
From Drift from Two Shores by Harte, Bret
He had been sauntering along Chestnut Street, listlessly troubled by the thought that though he had given Mrs. Hardwick into custody, he was apparently no nearer the discovery of his young ward than before.
From Jack's Ward by Alger, Horatio
As he approached her,—he had been sauntering up and down the drive,—she wondered what he thought of her costume.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
